Senior Accountant - Lease Accounting

HireTalent; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their dynamic accounting team. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the month-end close process within a global enterprise. You will collaborate across departments to ensure accuracy in financial reporting and contribute to process improvements. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in U.S. GAAP, possess excellent analytical skills, and be proactive in identifying and resolving issues. Join a forward-thinking organization that values innovation and teamwork, and take your accounting career to the next level.

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of progressive accounting experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries for month-end close.
• Assist with year-end audits and internal audits.
• Ensure accurate balance sheet account reconciliations.

Skills

U.S. GAAP

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• The Senior Accountant participates in, as well as owns, a mix of routine and ad hoc responsibilities in the Controller’s organization.
• The Senior Accountant is a part of a multidisciplinary accounting team that excels at delivering accurate and timely results by using their accounting knowledge, holding each other accountable and collaborating across the organization.
• The accounting team assists other Finance teams throughout the year, makes life better by improving processes, assists with reporting functions, participates in testing/validations for system implementations and changes, participates in year-end audit work, assists in mergers, acquisitions, or divestitures, research accounting guidance, and prepares accounting transaction memos.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Make an impact in the month-end close process across our multi-entity, multi-currency, global enterprise by preparing and/or posting journal entries to the general ledger accounts (internally developed software, lease accounting, transfer pricing, revenue, and other accruals), and taking ownership of the respective general ledger trial balances.
• Grow your career by learning from well-rounded, experienced leaders and have ambitions to rotate positions within the wider-Finance organization.
• Generate opportunities for process improvements, particularly automation, as well as participate in design and testing for the new processes.
• Obtain an understanding of business and Company by preparing fluctuation analysis of balance sheets and income statements for assigned legal entities.
• Ensure books and records are accurate by preparing and/or reviewing balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Support the reconciliation center of excellence by assisting with the timely resolution of open reconciling items.
• Assist external auditors with year-end audits and with the triennial internal audit.
• Contribute to overall team’s performance to ensure the team meets the Company established standards for effectiveness and efficiency and reaches departmental goals and benchmarks.
• Ensure a smooth month-end close process by working across various departments i.e., Accounts Payable, Payroll/HR, Billing, Collections, Treasury and General Ledger Reconciliation teams.
• Be empowered to do things the right way by raising issues without fear, identifying control gaps, and aligning risk and control processes in day-to-day responsibilities, and monitoring and ensuring controls are functioning as intended.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting preferred, or equivalent recent experience (e.g., posting GL entries, preparing account reconciliations and variance analysis, knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP)
• 4 to 7 years of progressive accounting and/or external financial reporting experience, preference given to those from multinational entities, with revenues in excess of $10 million, or from a major public accounting firm.
• Hands-on mentality, like to be the weeds, and strong attention to detail.
• Fondness towards fixing broken processes and be unafraid to challenge the norm.
• High problem solving and analytical skills, ability to connect the dots.
• Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.